Section A. Five Famous Symbols of American Culture Part II, p. 99 1. They are the Statue of Liberty, Barbie dolls, American Gothic, the Buffalo nickel, and Uncle Sam. 2. It was modeled after Bartholdi’s mother’s face. 3. Her real name was Barbara Handler. 4. Since her introduction in 1959, Barbie has become the universally recognized Queen of the Dolls. The average American girl owns ten Barbie dolls, and two are sold somewhere in the world every second. 5. Grant Wood. 6. He was inspired by the Gothic window of an old farmhouse. 7. It honored a pair of connected tragedies from the settlement of the American frontier – the destruction of the buffalo herds and the American Indians. 8. Because buffalo no longer wandered about the great grasslands. 9. He said “US” was short for “Uncle Sam” Wilson. 10. It was a self-portrait of Flagg. Part III, p. 99 1. inspected 2. assembled 3. exaggerated 4. versions 5. universal 6. interpretation 7. solemn 8. inspired Part IV, p. 100 1. worked on 2. approve of 3. went ahead 4. for sale 5. come up with 6. refashioned into 7. rise to fame 8. captures my attention Part V, p. 100 1. respect 2. admiration 3. place 4. money 5. reward 6. living 7. nothing 8. name Part VI, p. 101 1. intelligence/competence 2. consequence 3. significance 4. ignorance 5. indifference 6. excellence 7. brilliance 8. magnificence Part VII, p. 101 1. coexists 2. co-director 3. cooperate 4. copilot 5. co-author Part VIII, p. 102 1. Jimmy walked slowly to the corner of the playground, his face covered with tears. 2. The hotel taxi sped away, the taillights disappearing into the distance. 3. Their stomachs crying for food, their backs burning from too much sun, both boys gathered their things and headed for home. 4. Barbara just lay there, her mouth trembling, her eyes unfocused, unable to say a word. 5. Then the two players let him fall to the track, his chest landing first, his head following, bouncing, and finally lying still. Part IX, p. 103 1. Most snakes, although with a threatening appearance, aren’t really dangerous if you leave them alone. 2. Women, even though with the same abilities, have failed to approach the income of men. 3. Though with a severe shortage of coal supply, the governor was not forced to close all the schools. 4. She is capable of making complete French meals even though with no cheese between salad and dessert. 5. When in doubt about the result of your test, call the test office. Part X, p. 103 1. His parents did not approve of his plan to go and study abroad with a girl they had never met, but he went ahead and got to New York with her. 2. It is said that the painter used his aunt as the model in the painting whose face represented suffering yet strength. 3. The real Ken did not like the three-dimensional Barbie dolls, which were described as having the appearance of “a woman who sold sex”. 4. The novelist instantly rose to fame in 1950 with the publication of Good-bye, My Dear, a novel inspired by his experience with a girl on his older brother’s farm. 5. After the war, a character called Uncle Sam began appearing in political cartoons, and soon became American’s most popular symbol. 6. The painting shows a serious-looking man and a woman standing alongside him in front of a farmhouse, their models being respectively the painter’s dentist and sister. 7. In order to have the buffalo on the other side of the nickel, he went to the Central Park Zoo to sketch an aging buffalo which was later killed for a wall decoration. 8. One story says that “US” was short for “Uncle Sam” whose real name was Sam Wilson who had once worked with a man who had signed a contract with the government to provide meat to the US Army. Part XI, p. 103 1. 19世纪70年代中期，法国艺术家弗里德里克—奥古斯特—巴托尔迪正在设计一个大项目，名为“自由照耀世界”。这是一座庆祝美国独立和美法联盟的纪念碑。 2. 马特尔公司将这个娃娃作了一番改造，变成了体面而地道的美国货，尽管胸围有些夸张。它名从当时10多岁的少女芭芭拉。 3. 如今芭芭拉已有60多岁了，她拒绝接受采访，但据说非常喜欢芭比。她可能是当今世上真名实姓不为人知的最著名的人物。 4. 1930年，格兰特— 伍德因其画作《美国哥特式》一举成名。此画体现了美国农民庄严的自豪，常常被人临摹。 5. 他深受中世纪艺术的影响，他的灵感来自于一所古老农舍的哥特式窗户，但最令世人注目的是画中人物的脸。 6. 但1913至1938年间发行的野牛硬币，却是为了纪念由美国拓居引起的两起相互关联的悲剧——野牛群的灭绝和美洲印第安人的毁灭。 7. 尽管此前一直是白人被用作美国硬币上的模特，而著名艺术家詹姆斯 — 厄尔— 弗雷泽却反传统而行之，启用了三名真正的美洲印第安人作为自己创作的原型。 8. 战后，政治漫画里开始出现了一个名叫“山姆大叔”的人物。他的原型是一个早期漫画人物名叫乔纳森大哥，此人在美国独立战争时期非常出名。 Section B. Engelbreit’s the Name, Cute Is My Game XVI. Choose the best answer to each of the following questions 1. A 2. D 3. B 4. C 5. C 6. B 7. A 8. D Part XVII, p. 118 1. crush 2. astonishing 3. distribution 4. distinctive 5. elaborate 6. comprised 7. features 8. decorated Part XVIII, p. 118 1. in; at 2. down 3. from; with 4. in; on 5. to 6. of 7. Like 8. at
新视野大学英语听说教程第二版第二册Unit 1 International
Clock Talk
Short Conversations
1.B 2.D 3.C 4.D 5.C 6.C 7.B 8.B 9.A 10.C
Long Conversation
1.D 2.D 3.A 4.B 5.C
Understanding a Passage
1.C 2.D 3.B 4.C 5.B
Movie Speech
1.upset 2.sick 3.law 4.harmless 5.break
6.replaced 7.memories 8.natural 9.birthday 10.appreciate
Story-retelling
1. Sit quietly and listen to him 2. A blank stare
3. Put it a different way 4. speak up in class
5. In turn/ a great deal of
Homework Listening
Task 1 1.D 2.C 3.B 4.D 5.B
Task 2 1.C 2.A 3.B 4.A 5.C
Task 3
1.the age, size and future 2.seventy years ago
3.increase with distance 4.late that month
5.a light year 6.distances in space
7.other measurements 8.support the idea
9.slow down and break up 10.or possibly even older
新视野大学英语听说教程第二版第二册Unit 2 All that Glitters Is Olympic Gold
Short Conversations
1.B 2.B 3.C 4.C 5.C 6.A 7.A 8.A 9.C 10.A
Long Conversation
1.D 2.B 3.C 4.D 5.D
Understanding a Passage
1.C 2.B 3.C 4.D 5.D
Movie Speech
1.training 2.touch 3.understand 4.appreciate 5.trouble
6.fighting 7.three 8.honest 9.cry 10.borrow
Homework Listening
Task 1 1.D 2.C 3.D 4.B 5.A
Task 2 1.A 2.B 3.C 4.B 5.D
Task 3
1.on the ball 2.did something unexpected
3.at the job or activity 4.hit it out of the park
5.think it over 6.is very successful
7.complete a job or activity 8.did something wrong
9.how much it is worth 10.close to my selling price
新视野大学英语听说教程第二版第二册Unit 3 Pros and Cons of mixed Marriages
Short Conversations
1.D 2.A 3.B 4.C 5.D 6.A 7.D 8.B 9. A 10.B
Long Conversation
1.A 2.B 3.D 4.D 5.A
Understanding a Passage
1.B 2.D 3.D 4.A 5.B
Movie Dialog
1.night 2.definitely 3.love 4.wise 5.My wife
6.26 7.died 8.youngest 9.goes by 10.gotten old
Listening and Speaking
1.physically OK 2.To the kitchen 3.a bowl of ice cream
4.I don’t need to write it down 5. a plate of bacon and eggs
Supplementary Listening
Task 1 1.A 2.B 3.D 4.C 5.D
Task 2 1.B 2.D 3.B 4.C 5.A
Task 3
1.they care about 2.performed marriages .
3.wait longer to get married 4.bring people together
5.plan a blind date 6.follow their cultural traditions
7.meant for the other 8.establishing a relationship
9.improve their chances 10.meet someone over the Internet
新视野大学英语听说教程第二版第二册Unit 4 A Hunk of Burning Love
Short Conversations
1.D 2.B 3.C 4.A 5.B 6.D 7.A 8.C 9.C 10.B
Long Conversation
1.B 2.A 3.C 4.D 5.B
Understanding a Passage
1.C 2.B 3.D 4.B 5.A
Movie Speech
1.certain 2.occasionally 3.come along 4.receiving 5.delight
6.gathering 7.natural 8.special 9.welcoming 10.reminding
Homework Listening
Task 1 1.A 2.C 3.A 4.B 5.B
Task 2 1.D 2.C 3.A 4.C 5.B
Task 3
1.answer a question 2.to be admitted
3.copies of all school records 4.the results of the TOFEL
5.minimum acceptable TOFEL score 6.additional English training
7.conditionally accept students 8.taking regular class
9.provides more information 10.successfully pass classes
新视野大学英语听说教程第二版第二册Unit 5 Enough of worries and tears
Short Conversations
1.C 2.D 3.A 4.C 5.A 6.B 7.D 8.D 9.D 10.C
Long Conversation
1.B 2.D 3.A 4.D 5.A
Understanding a Passage
1.D 2.C 3.B 4.A 5.C
Movie Speech
1.everything the light touches 2.rises and falls 3.will rise with you 4.shadowy place 5.never go there 6.getting your way
7.exists together 8.respect all creatures 9.let me explain
10. in the great circle of life
Homework Listening
Task 1 1.B 2.A 3.D 4.B 5.C
Task 2 1.A 2.C 3.D 4.D 5.B
Task 3
1.one million new cases 2.have increased 3.drug treatments
4.gathered results 5.145,000 6.before it has spread
7.from coming back 8.reduce by half 9.within 15 years
10.middle-aged women
新视野大学英语听说教程第二版第二册Unit 6 What’s in a name?
Warming up
1.T 2.F 3.T
Short conversations
1.B 2.A 3.D 4.B 5.B 6.C 7.C 8.A 9.B 10.C
Long conversation
1.A 2.D 3.D 4.C 5.B
Passage
1.C 2.A 3.B 4.C 5.D
Movie dialog
1.important decisions 2.As in 3.agreed on
4.What’s wrong with 5.I mean 6.wait a minute
7.what a challenge 8.what he’s doing? 9.gets his way
10.ever imagined
Homework
Task 1 1.B 2.C 3.B 4.C 5.C
Task 2 1.B 2.C 3.D 4.B 5.D
Task 3
1.federal government 2.education reform law 3.be forced to
4.place top importance on 5.calls for 6.main goal
7.by 40 percent 8.low-income and minority
9.poorly performing students 10.free after-school help
新视野大学英语听说教程第二版第二册Unit 7 Relax or Die
Short Conversations
1.B 2.C 3.B 4.A 5.A 6.D 7.B 8.C 9. D 10.C
Long Conversation
1.D 2.C 3.B 4.A 5.B
Understanding a Passage
1.C 2.C 3.D 4.D 5.B
Movie Speech
1.flight 2.heartbroken 3.tries real hard
4.witnessing a miracle 5.completely 6.marriage
7.special occasions 8.sacrifices 9.dream
10.choose
Homework Listening
Task 1 1.D 2.D 3.A 4.C 5.A
Task 2 1.D 2.B 3.D 4.A 5.D
Task 3
1.severe mental health 2.published the findings
3.examined the results 4.gathered the information
5.learn what treatment 6.nervous anxiety
7.illegal drugs 8.less likely to admit
9.with serious disorders 10.prevent many serious cases later
新视野大学英语听说教程第二版第二册Unit 8 Life Outside of Work
Short Conversations
1.B 2.A 3.C 4.D 5.D 6.D 7.C 8.B 9. A 10.B
Long Conversation
1.B 2.A 3.D 4.A 5.C
Understanding a Passage
1.B 2.C 3.C 4.A 5.B
Movie Speech
1.the light had gone 2.should remember
3.don’t go the right way 4.when we suffer defeat
5.you’re really tested 6.on the highest mountain
7.served this government and this country 8.always give your best
9.high hopes and good spirits 10. in our hearts
Homework Listening
Task 1 1.C 2.D 3.D 4.D 5.B
Task 2 1.A 2.C 3.B 4.B 5.C
Task 3
1.how much they expect to learn 2.dishonest reporting
3.are charged with 4.under pressure
5.include a warning 6.should not be held responsible
7.have influenced that decision 8.no reason to stop
9.estimate earnings 10.to hide bad news
新视野大学英语听说教程第二版第二册Unit 9 only Losers Quit
Short Conversations
1C 2.D 3.A 4.A 5.D 6.B 7.A 8.B 9.C 10.C
Long Conversation
1.B 2.D 3.A 4.C 5.C
Understanding a Passage
1.B 2.D 3.C 4.C 5.B
Movie Speech
1.come on in 2.sweetheart 3.a part of life
4.your own destiny 5.God gave you 6.figure that out
7.a box of chocolates 8.explaining 9.had got the cancer
10.with little flowers on it
Homework Listening
Task 1 1.A 2.C 3.D 4.B 5.B
Task 2 1.C 2.A 3.B 4.C 5.A
Task 3
1.develop a plan 2.reduce cancer rates
3.cancer prevention and control 4.a leading cause of death
5.on the rise 6.cancer-producing chemicals
7.aging populations 8.most common forms,
9.more action is needed 10.early cancer testing
新视野大学英语听说教程第二版第二册Unit 10 The Tragedy of War
Warming up
1.F 2.F 3.T
Short Conversations
1.D 2.B 3.B 4.D 5.C 6.C 7.A 8.B 9.C 10.A
Long Conversation
1.D 2.C 3.A 4.B 5.D
Understanding a Passage
1.B 2.C 3.D 4.D 5.A
Movie Speech
1.guarded 2.a greater responsibility 3.Marines
4.probably saved lives 5.existence 6.parties
7. honor 8.spent defending something 9.freedom
10.Otherwaise
Listening and Discussion
1. A Japanese pen friend. 2. He had always criticized the nuclear attacks.
3. Around 140,000 people. 4. Open-ended.
5. Open-ended.
Homework Listening
Task 1 1.D 2.D 3.C 4.A 5.B
Task 2 1.C 2.B 3.D 4.B 5.A
Task 3
1.monthly payments 2.more money than
3.is expected to 4.be out of money
5.born out of 6.pay for itself
7.start with 8.survived the death
9.for the poor 10.all federal workers
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